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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Tsipras stalls, does not confirm Dimitris Avramopoulos as Presidential nominee for Greece

by  Alexandros Koronakis Late Sunday night, SYRIZA stalled the announcement of their nominee for President of the Hellenic republic. While major Greek media had already announced incumbent European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos to be the candidate of SYRIZA for the position of President, government spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis stated that the announcement would be delayed until after the Eurogroup meetings Monday. The announcement of the nominee is expected late evening of Monday or early Tuesday, after the meetings of the Eurogroup are concluded. The stall, and Sakellaridis confirmation that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke to European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker earlier on Sunday, verifies New Europe's article earlier this week, that explained Avramopoulos is a bargaining chip of the Tsipras government.


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